When I was a kid, one toy that I wanted more than any was a radio controlled airplane. Maybe it’s because I’ve always wanted to learn to fly a plane and this seemed like the next closest option. I never got one, though. We always lived among trees and I never had...

We just published a 20-page white paper of mapping for Arborists and other tree pros. It explains what tools – many free – are available now to quickly get field data and convert that to nice maps for clients. It also establishes how things like...

[Note: this post was written in 2016. A newer demonstration has been made since, and can be found here: Tree Inventory and Arborist Software Demonstration. Here is a 9-minute run-through of the field interface for Urban Forest Metrix, the system designed for...

Urban Forest Metrix will be conducting a half-day workshop at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point campus. On January 7, from 1PM – 4PM, attendees will learn about using smart phones and tablets for arboricultural tasks and the Urban Forest Metrix...

Over the course of customizing Urban Forest Metrix for dozens of different firms and arborists each quarter, we get to know how people work alike and how they work differently. Here are the key desires arborists said they need and haven’t been able to find:...

Many arborists who offer tree risk assessments are new to this sort of service offering. After having customized software to a good number of these professionals, we can now share some learnings that would help others who seek to make this a new revenue stream. About...